Ukraine wants to join NATO in future - but neighbouring Russia is vehemently against this and Mr Putin claimed the Western alliance has "completely ignored our concerns", adding if Ukraine was admitted it would be a "direct threat" to Russian security. Tomorrow we will be announcing new sanctions on Russia in response to their breach of international law and attack on Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.- Liz Truss February 21, 2022 In a phone call with Ukraine's president, Mr Johnson "said he would explore sending further defensive support to Ukraine, at the request of the Ukrainian government" - but Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the UK would not deploy troops to the country. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Mr Putin has broken international law and said the UK will hit Russia with a "first barrage" of sanctions which he will outline later today. NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg accused Russia of continuing to fuel the eastern Ukraine conflict and "trying to stage a pretext" for a further invasion. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said his country would discuss possible "severe actions", including sanctions, with the international community, while Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said "the moment that other countries put in place strong and severe sanctions on Russia, we will be in lockstep with them and we will be moving just as quickly." And there will be further measures separate from sanctions that the US and its allies have been preparing if Russia invades Ukraine.Ī top EU official, Didier Reynders, said the bloc is ready to implement sanctions over what it described as an "act of war".įoreign ministers from EU countries will make a decision today on what sanctions to impose, according to the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. The order will "also provide authority to impose sanctions on any person determined to operate in those areas of Ukraine". In response, the White House said President Joe Biden signed an executive order prohibiting "new investment, trade, and financing by US persons to, from, or in" the two breakaway regions. Justifying his latest decision, Mr Putin described Ukraine as an integral part of Russia's history and said eastern Ukraine was ancient Russian lands, adding he was confident Russians would support his decision. Putin - Eastern Ukraine part of ancient Russian landsĪn estimated 150,000 Russian troops have now massed on Ukraine's borders amid fears of a full-scale invasion. The move could further narrow diplomatic options to avoid war, as it marks a rejection of an eight-year-old ceasefire, brokered by France and Germany under the Minsk agreements, which have been pushed as the framework for any future negotiations on the crisis. Recognition by the president of the regions' independence paves the way to give separatists military support and has provided a pretext for Russian troops to cross the border into those areas. Mr Putin has now ordered what was described as a "peacekeeping" operation in the two regions, which are part of Donbas.
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